Title: Insensitive explosive studies using PHERMEX
Abstract:Flash radiographs were obtained of insensitive explosives (mixtures of TATB explosive and Kel-F binder) of several shapes using the PHERMEX flash x-ray facility at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory...Flash radiographs were obtained of insensitive explosives (mixtures of TATB explosive and Kel-F binder) of several shapes using the PHERMEX flash x-ray facility at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. The purpose was to examine radiographically the corner-turning ability of an insensitive explosive, the character of the expanding detonation wave from a spherical initiation, and the characteristics of colliding detonation waves. A comparison of certain aspects of the corner-turning properties of the insensitive explosive is made with a sensitive explosive (Composition B). Measurements from the radiographs are used to calculate a C-J pressure and a ..gamma.. value for the insensitive explosives and these are compared to data from sensitive explosives.Read More